The band consists of Adam Gardner and Ryan Miller on guitar and vocals and Brian Rosenworcel on percussion. Multi-instrumentalist and backup vocalist Joe Pisapia played with the band from 2003-2010. Luke Reynolds took Pisapia's place to tour with the band for their 2010 album, Easy Wonderful, and has remained with the band since. The band is noted for its catchy, poppy melodies, and the distinctive hand-drumming on percussion. They are also known for their humor, including a joke album released in 2003, The Meowstro Sings: Guster's Keep It Together, wherein the lyrics are replaced with (off-melody) meowing.
The band has released eight studio albums which are, in chronological order, Parachute, Goldfly, Lost and Gone Forever, Keep It Together, Ganging Up On the Sun, Easy Wonderful, Evermotion, and their most recent, Look Alive, which was released on January 18th, 2019. In addition, they have released a total of eleven live albums, spanning the years 2003-2015.
Airport Song
Guster Lyrics
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Welcome to the farm
Who's your daddy?
I'm your daddy now
I'm here seeking only what I need
In your mind is where I'll plant my seed
It's for sure
You'll be better off this way
I will keep you warm and safe
You'll be better off this way
You'll learn to love the price you pay
Trust me dear you're better off this way
Put to bed the son and sister moon
I'll be hiding in your dirty room
I'll go there seeking only what I need
La di da will stay there till we bleed
It's for sure
Let me keep you in this place
You'll be better off this way
I will keep you warm and safe
You'll be better off this way
Will not wake you from your sleep
Leave you wandering counting sheep
No more saddened sunshine days
Trust me dear you're better off this way
You'll be selling books at the airport
The lyrics of Guster's "Airport Song" reflect a sense of control and manipulation in a relationship. The opening lines of "Glad you made it, welcome to the farm, who's your daddy? I'm your daddy now" suggest a power dynamic in which the singer is asserting his dominance over the other person. The "farm" represents a sense of confinement and control, where the singer will "keep you warm and safe" as long as you stay in his "place."
The lyrics continue to paint a picture of manipulation, as the singer seeks to "plant [his] seed" and keep the other person in a state of dependence. He promises to teach them to "love the price you pay" in exchange for his protection. The line "put to bed the son and sister moon, I'll be hiding in your dirty room" implies a sense of darkness and secrecy, where the singer will go to great lengths to maintain the power dynamic he has established.
In the final verse, the singer promises to keep the other person in a state of ignorance and dependence - "will not wake you from your sleep, leave you wandering counting sheep, no more saddened sunshine days." The overall message of the song is a warning about manipulation and control, and the unhealthy dynamic that can result from it.
Line by Line Meaning
Glad you made it
I'm pleased you arrived
Welcome to the farm
This is my place, and you are my guest
Who's your daddy?
Who is in charge here?
I'm your daddy now
I am in control now
I'm here seeking only what I need
I'm looking for something I require
In your mind is where I'll plant my seed
I will instill my ideas in your thoughts
It's for sure
This is definite, no doubt about it
Let me keep you in this place
Trust me to take care of you
You'll be better off this way
You'll benefit from staying here
I will keep you warm and safe
I'll ensure your security and comfort
You'll learn to love the price you pay
You'll grow to appreciate the sacrifices you make
Trust me dear you're better off this way
Believe me when I say this is best for you
Put to bed the son and sister moon
Forget the celestial bodies and focus on me
I'll be hiding in your dirty room
I'll be concealed in your unsavory place
I'll go there seeking only what I need
I'm looking for something I require
La di da will stay there till we bleed
I'll persist until my goals are achieved
It's for sure
This is definite, no doubt about it
Let me keep you in this place
Trust me to take care of you
You'll be better off this way
You'll benefit from staying here
I will keep you warm and safe
I'll ensure your security and comfort
Will not wake you from your sleep
I won't disturb your slumber
Leave you wandering counting sheep
I'll let you space out and be absorbed in your thoughts
No more saddened sunshine days
You won't have any more gloomy days
Trust me dear you're better off this way
Believe me when I say this is best for you
You'll be selling books at the airport
You'll have a mundane, ordinary job
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Written by: Adam Gardner, Brian Rosenworcel, Ryan Miller, Steve Lindsey
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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[Verse 1: Adam Gardner]
Glad you made it, welcome to the farm
Who's your daddy? I'm your daddy now
I'm here seeking only what I need
In your mind is where I'll plant my seed
It's for sure
-
[Chorus: Ryan Miller]
Let me keep you in this place
You'll be better off this way
I will keep you warm and safe
You'll be better off this way
You learn to love the price you pay
Trust me dear you're better off this way
-
[Verse 2: Adam Gardner/Gardner & Ryan Miller]
Put to bed the sun and sister moon
I'll be hiding in your dirty room
I'll go there seeking only what I need
La di da we'll stay there 'til we bleed
It's for sure
-
[Chorus: Ryan Miller]
Oh, let me keep you in this place
You'll be better off this way
I will keep you warm and safe
You'll be better off this way
I will not wake you from your sleep
Leave you wandering counting sheep
No more sad and sunshine days
Trust me dear, you're better off this way
You'll be selling books at the airport
@knight4linux
shivers 15 years now & it still does that EVERY time I hear this.
@WordUnheard
24 years now. Still doing it for you? I know it is for me.
@theshirebabe
@@WordUnheardThis! 🤘
@jasonmorris9683
Been a fan since they opened for Barenaked Ladies 23 years ago
@uselessmask3816
I've trying to remember this band, this song for 3 weeks. I got hit by a car, and lost my memory. I've been getting little snips of things periodically.
@mojo4293
I hope you're doing better.
@mojo4293
I had a traumatic brain injury, also from a car accident and Loin's Mane Mushroom and Ginkgo really help.
@aimeekelly9794
Heard this song on Q101 in Chicago at 18 and fell in love with them. Still feel the same way 26 years later.
@darkr.o.b.2179
2:15 That just cracks me up. I imagine that the other two are cool, calculated manipulators... and then their f***boy intern ruins it and cartwheels away. XD
@TheWizardYeof
Saw Guster last Friday at the State Theater in Portland, Maine. At the end of this song when the ping-pong sound plays, they had the audience throw ping-pong balls they could purchase that they wrote song requests on onto the stage. We didn’t buy any, but two landed by my feet, so I was able to throw a couple.